If You Passed on Today, What Would Google Say?

[Birdie Num Nums]

I just now googled me, once again out of curiosity. I've done it a few times in the past. My name is similar to others, but I have been able to screen the results to me in particular.

Dang! I am pretty happy with the results. They kinda condense my life, and it's all good.

I prefer those google results on the Internet as my legacy instead of a gravestone somewhere that few would ever visit.

What about you? Have you ever googled your life?

 

[audreyh1]

Nothing at all actually, which is how I prefer it. It has lots of stuff about others with my same name. Perfect!

 

[RobbieB]

Nothing.

 

[Car-Guy]

Google knows very little about me, that I can find anyway....

 

[tmm99]

My name is unique (enough) that it showed up on top for LinkedIn and FB. It also showed up with my previous address in California, but I'm evidently 21 years old!

 

[CoolRich59]

I did it once a few years ago and there was very little information.

But, to my surprise, Google did pull up a newspaper article from 20+ years ago when I testified at a city council meeting about some issue in our neighborhood.

 

[street]

Well, I wish there was nothing but that wasn't the case.

 

[Out of Steam]

Nothing at all actually, which is how I prefer it. It has lots of stuff about others with my same name. Perfect!

I share a name with two fairly well-known people. Last time I checked, I didn't appear in the first 200 Google hits on my name alone.

 

[skyking1]

I share a name with two fairly well-known people. Last time I checked, I didn't appear in the first 200 Google hits on my name alone.

That's about it for me too. My name is similar to a pop star, and any search made using my name gets defaulted to the other person. I'm good with that.

 

[FIREd]

I try my best to be inexistant as far as Google is concerned. But a few published papers I authored 20 years ago still pop up.

 

[Calico]

I share my name with an actress of the 1930's.

The only hits that come up when I google my name are about her, which suits me just fine.

 

[Dtail]

2 other people come up, but not me which is fine with me.

 

[jollystomper]

Since I did a lot of presentations at tech conferences, published white papers and contributed to tech manuals, that is predominantly what tends to show up.

Since DW is a published author and has (undeservedly) acknowledged me in the articles she has done, it shows up as well.

In general, the internet search results prevents a much more positive picture of me than I deserve .

 

[mystang52]

I just checked; not much, and not surprising: Old [running] race results, Bridge tournament results, old LinkedIn, and a video of me for a local politician from 12 years ago.

 

[Ronstar]

I enter a couple of photo shows per year. And belong to wildlife and bird photo groups on FB. So a lot of my photos come up on google. Also grade school basketball game where I scored 2 pts. Something that I'm not very proud of.

 

[aaronc879]

Google provides a link to my Facebook page but that's it. I can't imagine why I would want it to say anything more.

 

[Gumby]

Since I share a name with a famous Nobel laureate, I am well protected against casual google searches.

 

[REWahoo]

Not sure about Google, but I know what Bones/Dr. McCoy would say.

 

[Lsbcal]

I was quite amazed when I googled myself. I am very prominently displayed as:

I can now rest peacefully.

 

[brett]

I would be stone cold dead.

Well past caring about Google or anything else.

 

[Alan]

I used to be on LinkedIn when I was working but deleted my account after I retired. Good to see that I am not found on LinkedIn any more. Only match that was close is my Dad’s obituary in the local paper from 2009.

I still have a Facebook account which I rarely use but have it to access a bunch of relatives and some local businesses. I have the account kept very private and have no identifying information other than my name, not even birth date or place of birth. Google found 1 entry on Facebook matching my name, but it is not me.

 

[pacergal]

I share a name with an author, so hopefully most matches go to that person. I have not looked in several years and don't really worry about it or care.

 

[tmm99]

I try my best to be inexistant as far as Google is concerned. But a few published papers I authored 20 years ago still pop up.

Same with my friend. Her PhD papers published decades ago still show up. You can never escape

 

[Car-Guy]

I was quite amazed when I googled myself. I am very prominently displayed as:

I can now rest peacefully.

I'd print that out and take it to Starbucks for a possible discount. You never know... Probably could get a regular coffee for under $5.

 

[dirtbiker]

I'm a doctor, so my Google reviews, etc. pop up. Nothing interesting at all though.